1-5单元综合质量评估

一、完形填空（共15小题；共22分）

My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour 1 . When it became lighter, I decided to get my car, which was 2 at my office three streets away.

My friends argued that I shouldn't go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant then. I assured them that I'd be very 3 .

I walked out of the 4 and started making my way to the car. At the traffic junction, a van stopped and the passenger got off with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he'd escort(护送) me to my 5 . I was very embarrassed and declined(辞谢), but he was very 6 . During our 7 , he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was 8 . When we got to the car park, I 9 him and we parted ways. I did not get his 10 and may not even recognise him now. Did he 11 stop for me? I'll never know. So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I 12 two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction 13 near my estate, which was a long walk in. I went out and passed them an umbrella. I told them they should take the umbrella and 14 it. They were very grateful and like me, probably wondered why a 15 was offering such kindness. 1. A. hardly 2. A. parked 3. A. successful 4. A. storm 5. A. destination 6. A. cautious 7. A. talk

B. slightly B. locked B. careful B. garage B. home B. diligent B. trip

C. heavily C. broken C. joyful C. office C. office C. persistent C. walk

D. slowly D. repaired D. stressful D. hotel D. company D. reluctant D. work

8. A. rough 9. A. thanked 10. A. umbrella 11. A. obviously 12. A. watched 13. A. equipment 14. A. keep 15. A. passer-by

B. wet B. left

B. appearance B. accidently B. noticed B. stage B. carry B. stranger

C. messy C. waved C. address C. really C. searched C. object C. have C. man

D. dirty D. greeted D. name D. purposely D. heard D. site D. return D. woman

二、补全短文（共10小题；共10分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

My friend had a chance to make a trip to Hong Kong 16. August 15, 2011. He had dreamed about 17. (visit) it since his boyhood and it was the first time that he 18. (be) there. The following was 19. he had seen.

20. (arrive) there, he 21. (impress) by its beautiful scenery and tall buildings. It is said that Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers in the world. Wherever he went, he saw many smiling faces there. People in Hong Kong were kind, generous, easy-going and ready to help 22. . Much to his surprise, he saw that people there always kept order in public places. 23. crowds of people were waiting for the next train at the subway station, they were talking in such a low voice as not to disturb one another.

Chinese and English are their official languages. English is 24. (wide) used in governments, markets, service centers and other fields. Staying there for only a week was a good experience for him, 25. he will never forget.

三、阅读理解（共19小题；共38分）

A

Cyprus is the third largest island and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea. It attracts over 2.4 million tourists every year. It gained

independence from the UK in 1960. Cyprus is a developed country and has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004. It didn't begin to use the euro until 1 January 2008.

As a tourist destination, Cyprus has clean beaches and fine weather all the year round. There are Roman and Greek relics on the island, which attract tourists most. You can enjoy skiing and hiking in its huge mountains and charming villages. In the towns and cities, there are some modern hotels, bars and clubs with bright lights and rich nightlife.

The story of the island can be traced back over 10,000 years. Cyprus has long been seen as an important strategic base. Many civilizations have swept through it over the years.

In 1974 Turkish troop arrived on the northern coast of Cyprus. They were invited by the Turkish Cypriot leader in order to protect the Turkish community. Since then the Turkish army took control of the northern one third of the island. The Greek Cypriot controlled the other. UN peacekeeping forces maintained the peace between the two sides.

Although it has political problems, Cyprus is a country that easily links modern European culture with its past. Here, visitors can discover clean beaches, all kinds of grape wine and ancient ruins. With fruit trees around, the old stone villages make tourists feel that modern Europe seems a very long way away indeed. 26. From paragraph 1 we can learn that Cyprus .

A. is the third largest island in the world B. has a population of about 2.4 million C. didn't become independent until 1960 D. used the euro as their money in 2004

27. What attracts tourists most in Cyprus?

A. The clean beaches. C. The rich nightlife.

B. Its links with the past. D. Its fine weather.

28. The Greek Cyprus controlled .

A. the southern one third of Cyprus B. the northern one third of Cyprus C. the northern two thirds of Cyprus D. the southern two thirds of Cyprus

29. The countries that have a great effect on Cyprus include .

A. Greece, Turkey and Italy C. Italy, England and Turkey

B. Greece, England and Turkey D. Turkey, Egypt and Italy

30. The article is written mainly to tell readers .

A. some information about Cyprus

B. some popular tourist destinations in Europe C. some information about European culture D. the political problems in Cyprus

B

Sir Ernest Shackleton was an explorer who was born in southern Ireland, but grew up in London. In 1901 Shackleton got a place on Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition(探险队) on the Discovery. In 1907, he led his own British Antarctic Expedition on the Nimrod and received a hero's welcome when he returned.

After Scott died in 1912, Shackleton chose to tackle the challenge of Antarctica in a different way. He decided he would try to journey across the Antarctic from one side to the other through the South Pole.

In 1914, Shackleton led a party(一群人) on the ship Endurance to cross the Antarctic from one side to the other. On 19 January 1915, Endurance became locked in the ice of the sea. Over the course of the next nine months the ship was gradually destroyed, finally sinking on 27 October. It proved impossible for the 28 men to pull their boats and stores across the frozen sea, so Shackleton camped on the ice and drifted(漂流) with it. Shackleton and his men were cold and exhausted, and weak from the difficulties of the journey. They knew they would not be found and could not